Banana Phone | AwesomeCast 386

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Sorg and Chilla are celebrating the return of all of the old things this week, including:

Chilla is buying some Xbox stuff when he gets home!
Streaming Xbox to Mac? Chilla’s interested!
Sorg is flying again starting next week – and he has just the VR device for in-flight entertainment.
Sorg is talking some VR options from his in-person discussion at a local event with Schell Games – especially I Expect You To Die.
The reason VR has jumped so much is thanks to cellphones.
Thanks to Brandon for sharing REVVL and a few other options as his Awesome Thing of the Week fan submission.
Nokia is bringing back the Banana Phone and we’re geeking out so much!
Sometimes, 2 megapixels is all you need.
Speaking of Nokia, we’re revisiting the past AGAIN with the Communicator.
The Olympics featured a ton of drones – and it was AMAZING!
Amazon is acquiring Ring. Chilla has thoughts.
Shadow virtualizes a high-end gaming PC on your desktop.
Will Adobe be expanding their cloud to include high-end workstations to help render video, etc.?
Huawei made a Porsche somewhat autonomous – – with a smartphone.
Google Assistant can launch specific tasks in Android apps?
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Do You Even Swype Bro? | AwesomeCast 385

Sorgatron Media — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Sorg and Chilla are on their own this week as Dudders is off doing Dudders things. And, there’s plenty of tech news to share, including:

Chilla’s Awesome Thing of the Week is England’s take on providing internet for rural communities.
Sorg’s Awesome Thing of the Week was #SJIW2018 which he helped film this weekend.
Pittsburgh is looking to adapt the Homestead steel smokestacks to light up based on healthy living initiatives. <3
Yes, there is a man who hopes to father children with his sex robot.
Le Slide adds two more screens to any laptop.
Nintendo and CAPCOM are re-releasing Mega Man legacy collections!
Amazon is using their boxes for creative reuse with their #MoreThanABox campaign.
We can’t do a podcast during the Olympics without talking about skiing robots.
Apple’s new HQ has been causing problems with employees walking into the walls.
Amazon operations in Pittsburgh are expanding on the South Side.
Do you Swype? Maybe not any more.
Mattel has Jurassic World robots. And, they’re adorably educational.
What’s more awesome than SpaceX? How about the fact that they’re launching internet satellites?
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